NameTides

Celia

Celia was the #774 girls' name in the US in 2025 (351 babies), and #733 in England & Wales and #415 in Canada.

Celia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Celia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaNorthern IrelandUSEngland & WalesIreland
Celia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#774 (351)#733 (50)—#397 (3)#718 (4)#415 (75)
2024#735 (383)#751 (50)——#631 (5)#576 (51)
2023#828 (332)#1,008 (34)———#519 (56)
2022#861 (323)#746 (49)———#508 (57)
2021#791 (358)#812 (44)———#533 (55)
2020#789 (345)#853 (42)———#556 (52)
2019#869 (308)#980 (36)———#573 (54)
2018#932 (287)#1,200 (28)#583 (5)—#896 (3)#655 (45)
2017#838 (324)#1,063 (33)———#836 (33)
2016#835 (344)#1,112 (31)———#666 (45)
2015#852 (328)#942 (38)———#789 (35)
2014#787 (356)#1,070 (33)———#665 (45)
2013#768 (355)#1,018 (35)#663 (4)—#894 (3)#739 (38)
2012#740 (376)#1,184 (28)———#604 (48)
2011#741 (372)#1,168 (28)———#639 (45)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1895 at #158.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,100uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Celia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,800 to 1 in 5,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Celia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #612WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #659MNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: #457MINew York: #658NYMassachusetts: #444MAOregon: #429ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #651INOhio: #592OHPennsylvania: #595PANew Jersey: #499NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #754CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #584CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #758VAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #748TNNorth Carolina: #1,057NCSouth Carolina: #467SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #697OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #949TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Celia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#20628
Ontario2024#93212

Celia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CeliaCanadaGirls#41575
CeliaEngland & WalesGirls#73350
CeliaIrelandGirls#7184
CeliaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
CeliaScotlandGirls—too few
CeliaUSGirls#774351
CeliaUSBoys—too few